CABRERA'S LATE GOAL LIFTS WOMEN'S SOCCER OVER CONCORDIA 1-0

September 20, 2018

CABRERA'S LATE GOAL LIFTS WOMEN'S SOCCER OVER CONCORDIA 1-0

Bronxville, N.Y. (9/20/18) The Dominican College women’s soccer team earned their first win of the 2018 season with a 1-0 victory over the Clippers of Concordia College on Thursday.

Dominican University New York 1-5-1, 1-2-1 CACC

Concordia College 1-4, 1-3 CACC

Final

Dominican University New York (1-5-1, 1-2-1 CACC)

Concordia College (1-4, 1-3 CACC)

Bronxville, N.Y. (9/20/18) The Dominican College women's soccer team earned their first win of the 2018 season with a 1-0 victory over the Clippers of Concordia College on Thursday.

Dominican, 1-5-1 (1-2-1 CACC), bounced back with a win after their loss on Saturday to Goldey-Beacom. Goalkeeper Angelica Contreras (Baytown, Texas) earned the shutout win to improve her season record to 1-3-1 and recorded one save in the win for Dominican.

Dominican fired 20 shots at Clippers goalkeeper Jocelyn Heller who recorded 12 saves in the loss. DC took eight shots in the first half and twelve in the second half.

The first half was a scoreless tie for both teams. In the second half, the game remained scoreless for most of the half. Dominican broke the scoreless tie when Sophomore forward Maria Cabrera (Haverstraw, N.Y.) scored an unassisted goal for the 1-0 lead at the 80:12 mark of the game.

DC would eventually hold on to secure their first win of the season. As a team, the Chargers finished the game with 20 total shots and 13 were on goal. Taylor Calero (New City, N.Y.) led the team in shots with five and four on goal.

Lauren Drake (Clifton Park, N.Y.) took four shots and three ended up on goal while Cabrera and Megan Geary (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) both took three shots. Abby Montera (New City, N.Y.) added two shots on goal while Amanda Saab (Oakland, N.J), Danielle Gillespie (New City, N.Y.), and Carly Rose (Bayville, N.J.) each contributed one shot.

Dominican will look to continue the momentum in their next game when they travel to Georgian Court University on Saturday, September 22^nd at 12:00 PM for a conference game with the Lions.

Team Stats

Scoring Summary

2nd - 80:12 - Maria Cabrera (Dominican University New York)

Game Leaders

Dominican University New York

G: Maria Cabrera - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Taylor Calero - 5

Sv: Angelica Contreras - 1

Concordia College

G: N/A

A: N/A

Sh: Kayla Lanza - 3

Sv: Jocelyn Hellier - 12

Team Stats

Dominican University New York

Concordia College

Shots (on goal)

20 (13)

6 (1)

Saves

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Full stats

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.